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Water in the Hull is not good......
Laying the boat on her side has helped the process, at least most surfaces are vertical and we're not working above our
heads during this process.
Using black 6mil plastic to make the barrier against the hull and the sun to heat things up we started the process of
sucking out the water. I'll give you the details in case you need to do this at some point in time. It's a job
that I wouldn't wish on anyone, it's kinda like watching grass grow.......chuckle....
The chart above gives you a better idea of how vacuum removes the excess water from the hull. Heating the hull
up to about 125 degrees F and pulling a 26 Hg vacuum the water has turned to vapor, it's like the tea kettle on the stove
that boils at 212 degrees. The only difference is that we can make water boil at a much lower tempeture under vacuum.......I
only wish I could get 29 Hg vacuum, I could get that moisture out at Alaska's temp's.........chuckle
As you can see on the chart, heat and vacuum is the way to get the water out, sometimes the only way is to heat things
up, at least that way it will be faster than watching "Grass Grow"....
"Ya got to have a little sense of Humor"
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